Year in Review 2009
Written by Jeshii on 2010.01.01 – 03:15 -2009 is over. This was quite the year! For my end of the year retrospective, I’ve gathered up my personal top 10 NicoVideos from the past year.
10.
Although Bad Apple didn’t even warrant a real entry from me this year (it did get a twitter update however), it was pretty much the biggest video of this year. I give it 10 for being awesome, but way overplayed.
9.
There was a major RED ZONE explosion around early Feb. They are all awesome, but Shuzo has a special place in my heart (Although the K-ON! one was pretty close).
8.
This Cirno video was very influential this year. My two favorite mads off this one were the Shuzo one and the K-ON! one (apparently I have very particular tastes).
7.
The Training-type MADs were all the rage, but this one closed the book on them. It was perfect. If you aren’t an Eva fan, then I apologize.
6.
2009 saw the birth of Hammer Day, which is the 11th of every single month. This was the last by the original Hammer Guy and still the best IMHO.
5.
K-ON! was another big part of 2009, and this was the MAD that I couldn’t turn off. It’s just too brilliant.
4.
I personally started watching Haruhi this year, so when I first saw this video, I had no idea who any of these people were (but I loved the video). Now, at the end of 2009, I have seen everything and am anxiously awaiting the movie.
3.
The Family Mart chime remix fad was started by this video. I couldn’t stop listening to it. Simple and shows you a little bit of how to use a KORG to make amazing music.
2.
The last しも (Shimo) medley video practically introduced me to NicoNicoDouga and essentially prompted me to start this blog. This one, which came out in June, was more like a review of my time on NicoNicoDouga. The joy was unspeakable, and so this takes #2.
1.
While it may look like I’m tooting my own horn here, this remix of our video pretty much crippled me with laughter. By far the most enjoyment I got out of a video this year. Thank you みすとん！
Honorable Mention:
The 韃靼海峡 (Dattan Kaikyou) based MADs were excellent before they started getting deleted. Totally would have made the top 10 if not for that.
Tags: akeome, あけおめ, けいおん, チルノ, chiruno, Cirno, Electribe, eva, Evangelion, Family Mart, Famima, hammer, Hammer Day, happy new year, Haruhi, K-ON!, keion, KORG, Matsuoka Shuzo, new year, NicoNicoDouga, nicovideo, RED ZONE, ritsu, Shuzo Matsuoka, Tainaka Ritsu, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, touhou, training, 東方
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K-ON! Season 2!
Written by Jeshii on 2009.12.31 – 10:07 -
K-ON! season 2 has been announced!!! My friend sent me an email saying “Check the K-ON! official site!!!” And there it is. Season 2 is confirmed!
This is fantastic. K-ON! was pretty much the highlight of 2009. Although second seasons are fairly rare for any Japanese story based television show in general, Kyoto Animation has done second seasons before, so it’s not all that unexpected. But not exactly expected either!
I’m super happy. NicoNicoDouga is abuzz as well:
Tags: anime, けいおん, けいおん！, club, japanese high school girls, K-ON!, keion, music, second season
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Dreams Crushed, Dreams Realized
Written by Jeshii on 2009.11.28 – 04:19 -So, I heard a rumor that the K-ON! songs were so popular that they would probably be included in this year’s 紅白 (kouhaku), the end of the year Japanese music show that has been a tradition for millions. It broadcasts outside of Japan, so check your local listings (generally on the local Japanese channel).
I was all hyped up to see K-ON! songs covered or just done by the voice actresses. But it was not to be. The line up for 紅白 was announced and I don’t see anything that indicates any K-ON! happening.
Crushed!
Then I found out that SCANDAL, who you may recognize from Japan Nite 2008 fame, the high school girl rock band in 制服, did a cover of Don’t Say Lazy:
And the voice actresses are doing a live event on December 30th in Yokohama. See the public site for more details. Here is the TV spot:
Dreams come true! While I can’t go to the Yokohama event, I will be happy to know there will probably be videos.
Why do I love K-ON! so damn much?!?!
In other news, Perfume is going to be on 紅白 again this year. I’m guessing One Room Disco will be their song, since it is the only song I ever heard from them this whole year. Last year’s performance was kind of weak, so I’m not holding my breath on this one.
Tags: けいおん！, concert, high school, Japanese girls, japanese high school girls, K-ON!, keion, kohaku, live, music, perfume, Scandal, seifuku
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The Best Tsuri Ever
Written by Jeshii on 2009.09.14 – 12:49 -
AV けいおん！平沢唯似
(Note: You must have a ニコニコ動画 account to see the above video. If you need an account, please utilize my free account sherpa service.) (←No longer true. Yay for the new version of NicoNicoDouga!)
There is a class of video called 釣り (tsuri) where you are brought to the video expecting one thing and getting another. Normally, it is some sort of video promising erotic wonders, and then invariably ending in 兄貴 porn or Ronald McDonald insanity.
However, this is quite possibly the best 釣り動画 ever. It poses as K-ON! AV (AV generally meaning Adult Video) but delivers awesomeness in a totally safe for work sort of way.
Tags: Animal Video, animals, AV, AV (Animal Video), けいおん！, ナイト・オブ・ナイツ, barrel roll, 釣り, K-ON!, keion, Knight of Knights, Night of Knights, Night of Nights, puppy, yui, 唯
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What if the girls from K-ON! were Maximum the Hormone fans?
Written by Jeshii on 2009.08.21 – 00:39 -What if the 桜高軽音部 (Sakurakou Keionbu) were マキシマムザホルモン (Maximum the Hormone) fans? They would probably cover the 2006 hit song 恋はメガラバ (Koi ha Megarabu).
If you need some reference to the actual song to help make sense of this MMD MAD, check out the PV.
Tags: けいおん！, cover, K-ON!, keion, koi no megalove, MAD, Maximum the Hormone, MikuMikuDance, MMD, nicovideo
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Hatarake!BOYS
Written by Jeshii on 2009.07.30 – 22:57 -Sorry for all the けいおん！ (K-ON!) posts recently, but too much good stuff keeps coming out of it! This parody song of the opening Kagayake!GIRLS is an anti-NEET (Not in Education, Employment, or Training) song. It’s really harsh, saying “Work or die, please choose one or the other.” But if you just take it with a grain of salt, it is an awesome answer to the ニート万歳 (NEET banzai) feeling of a lot of NicoDou videos. Plus, the fact that it is sung by girls as if it was the girls from けいおん！, maybe this will inspire some NEETs to actually go out and get jobs…? One can only hope.
Tags: けいおん！, ニート, fan music, hatarake, hatarake!BOYS, K-ON!, kagayake, kagayake!GIRLS, keion, MAD, NEET, nicovideo
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What if Yui hated Mugi-chan?
Written by Jeshii on 2009.07.30 – 22:42 -
The けいおん！(K-ON!) MAD series, 「もし唯がむぎちゃんのこと嫌いだったら」 (“Moshi Yui ga Mugi-chan no koto kirai dattara“) has come to a close with 8 episodes. The series was pretty amazing for not only the silly MAD moments, but the うｐ主 (appu-nushi) also makes some pretty sweet PVs out of songs from the CDs. The last 4 episodes are embedded here, but if you want to see everything, check out the NicoDou videos after the jump. Be sure to check out the items for sale under the NicoDou videos. They are very interesting
Tags: いじめ, けいおん, bullying, funny, hate, ijime, K-ON!, MAD, mio, mugi, nicovideo, PV, remix, ritsu, yui
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What kind of Japanese Music do you like?
Written by Jeshii on 2009.07.06 – 05:39 -
【海外オタク】ロスのアニメエキスポで邦楽について聞いてみた (Also on YouTube)
I went to Anime Expo on last Friday and made a little video where I asked people (mostly people dressed as けいおん！ ! (K-ON!) or VOCALOID characters…) what their favorite 邦楽 (hougaku) is. The answers may surprise you.
Tags: anime expo, ax, ax2009, あずにゃん, けいおん！, ゲッダン, Evangelion, Get down, Hatsune Miku, K-ON!, promise, rei, 初音ミク
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Don’t Say “Indy”
Written by Jeshii on 2009.06.15 – 23:20 -
【ニコニコ動画】【けいおん！】軽音部が踊るインド音源版「Don't say “Indy”」【MMD】
Continuing my obsession with けいおん！ (keion! aka “K-ON!”), here are the characters dancing to Tunak mixed with Don’t say “lazy.”
Tags: けいおん！, Daler Mehndi, Don't say "lazy", K-ON!, Tunak, Tunak Tunak Tun
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Nanairo no Nico Nico Douga
Written by Jeshii on 2009.06.11 – 00:30 -
【ニコニコ動画】七色のニコニコ動画
It’s here. After a slew of imitators, the true successor to the ニコニコ流星群 is here. Yes, my friends, right now, NicoDou is celebrating the release of the next megamix. 七色のニコニコ動画 (Nanairo no NicoNicoDouga) is here.
This is my first real megamix since getting into NicoDou hardcore. I love the 流星群, since that gave me the jump start I needed to get into in the first place, but this one… It is like a summary of my last year of NicoLife. I’ve featured a number of these songs on the blog over the last year, although not all of them! Can you believe that this blog will be one whole year old in just over 2 months?! WTF.
I have a list of the songs after the jump, minus the HEROES section (the section of chaos from 9:40 to 11:10) since really you could just go to the 流星群 for those songs. If you are a experienced ニコ厨 (NicoChuu), listen to it before you check the list below. See how many you recognize! If you are new to NicoDou, this is a great way to catch up! XD
(BTW, as for the English name, I would call it Rainbow Colored NicoNicoDouga if I were in charge, but a few places seem to already be translating it as “7 Colors of Nico Nico Douga.” I hate translation. 日本語バンザイ！ Oh, and as always, if you don’t have a NicoDou account, why not?!)
Tags: 7 Colors of Nico Nico Douga, おてんば恋娘, きらっ☆, けいおん！, キラッ☆, ゲッダン, チルノ, ナイト・オブ・ナイツ, ハルヒ, マクロスＦ, Bad Apple, capsule, chiruno, Cirno, DJ OZMA, Don't say "lazy", Evangelion, Gackt, Genki Rockets, Get down, hammer, Haruhi, Hatsune Miku, Heavenly Star, Idolm@ster, Idolmaster, IKZO, K-ON!, kira, Kirby, Lucky Star, Macross F, MAD, Megurine Luka, Megurine Ruka, Nanairo no Nico Nico Douga, Night of Knights, Night of Nights, nomico, persona 4, Ponyo, Prince of Tennis, project shrine maiden, Rainbow Colored NicoNicoDouga, Rainbow NicoNicoDouga, RED ZONE, remix, Shinitai, smash bros, smooooch, Starry Sky, touhou, vocaloid, World is Mine, 初音ミク, 巡音ルカ, 東方, 死にたい, 七色のニコニコ動画
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